Dream Come True Zoboomafoo!

So off we headed to the Great Smokey Mountains-why you ask? To go to Dollywood of course-Why you ask again? To see the Kratt Brothers-Chris and Martin, the creators of Zoboomafoo-one of Alex's all time favorite shows. Why you ask yet again? Cause sometimes thats just what a parent does. Yes-we drove 9 hours basically for a 30 minute show. But guess what-it was completely and totally worth it. Her face, just upon entering the theater and seeing the animal junction set was worth it. Her squeals of delight with seeing Zaboo on the video screens was worth it. Her joyous singing of all the theme music was worth it. And the look of total awe when the brothers came on stage was worth it. Being chosen to help the brothers on stage, makes it a memory of a lifetime. Our little girl who's been a bit reserved with strangers and such lately, raised her hand quick as lightening when they asked for volunteers and shot out of her seat with out a glance back and ran to those guys. It could not have been more perfect. It probably helped that I made her a Zaboo dress, but hey, its Dollywood after all, maybe Grandma Sharon nudged the guys in the right direction.
Alex liked hanging out in our A-Frame cabin and we took a wonderful drive through the Smokey Mountains. We had fun walking amongst the waterfalls and looking for wildlife. We saw a few deer and even a momma bear and her 3 cubs!